Friday, April 3, 2009

Here it is, in all its glory: the baby quilt that was completed and given away last weekend. I really love how this turned out. The fabrics are all delicious and work perfectly together. And it looks exactly as Electronic Quilt said it would. Thanks to everyone who weighed in on which design I should use.

I was a little sad to see this quilt go!

I used strip-piecing to piece the top of the quilt. This means I sewed two long strips of fabric together, then cut perpendicular to the seam, creating smaller strips of two squares that were sewn together. Two sets of these strips were sewn together to create a 4-patch.

I've included some close-up pictures of the quilt so you can see the free-motion quilting lines. You can also see the fun navy fabric with the wacky flowers and random eyeballs. (Or olives? You decide.)

And here's the payoff at the end: the patch that says "I made this!" Also, check out the flowers on the back side of the quilt!

About Roxywriter

The longer I spend in my own skin, the more I realize one profound truth; life and I are both complicated. We're not so easily distilled down to one trait, one interest, one topic to explore. I skate, I quilt, I cook, I struggle with depression, I love. Most of all, I write. So, here it all is, like the big jumble of words, feelings, fears, and triumphs rolling around in my head.

Quilts Completed in 2010

Quilts Completed in 2009

Quilts in 2008

2008 was all about taking a break from quilting. After the mondo heartache suffered during the construction of the Grandma quilt, I had a hard time bringing myself back into the quilting fray. Couple that with planning a wedding and all the aftermath that entailed, and 2008 was all but lost. Even so, here they are--quilts completed in 2008:

Quilts Completed in 2007

The quilts, they have come, and the quilts, they have gone. Overall, they have gone remarkably well this year as the quality and quantity of my work has increased exponentially. Here's to the International Quilt Festival and actually taking some classes! Here's a list (in chronological order) of the quilts I've completed this year.